The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Environment & Nature Grant Program.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
Counties: DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), McLean County (IL), Logan County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2023
Details:
The Go Green Frautschi/Bedell Grant has been integrated into the Environment & Nature Grants and focuses on enhancing and beautifying surroundings in McLean County.
- $40,000 total is available to award through multiple grants
- Programs must be environment- and/or nature-focused or have a significant impact on the environment or nature
- Must impact at least one of the four counties in the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation service area (McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan)
- Applicants are required to use a budget document developed by the IPCF Grants Committees; form can be downloaded through the online grant application; Word and Excel files are available
Grants available for projects and programs that focus on youth or significantly impact youth.
Eligibility Criteria
- Program must deal specifically with environment and/or nature; funding may support a new or existing program
- Applicants must have tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a 501 (c) 3 organization, be a local unit of local, county, state or federal government or be a tax-exempt religious organization as recognized by the IRS
- Program must be available to residents of McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan Counties; however, programs do not have to serve all four counties
- Program must be operated and organized in such a manner that no applicable antidiscrimination laws are violated; program must not proselytize for a particular religion or cause
- Organizations that have received past grants from Illinois Prairie Community Foundation must be current on all grant Final Reports
- Executive Director, CEO or President of the Board of an organization applying must approve the application
Criteria Given Greatest Consideration
- Has potential to be on-going and self-sufficient beyond the time of funding
- Offers creative and innovative solutions to address the identified need by building on proven practical methods
- Utilizes clear methods of measuring and reporting results with emphasis on objective, quantifiable measurements
- Is cost effective as reflected by the number of participants served vs program budget
For more information, visit Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.
